Planet Home opens its seventh Texas location in San Antonio, to be led by 15-year industry vet Hugh Blevins and his team.
Read More »Game of Homes
As the quest for the American Dream continues, homebuyer competition intensifies amidst rising rates, record high prices, and insufficient inventory.
Read More »Mortgage Apps Change Course
After weeks of declines, mortgage application volume has trended upward, as refis slowly begin to rise with mortgage rates dipping slightly.
Read More »Analysis: Originators Posted Record Profits During the Pandemic
Don Layton, the current Senior Industry Fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University—and former CEO of Freddie Mac—released a new column on the policymaking ...
Read More »Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Hit Recent High
Black Knight Inc., has released the latest iteration of its Mortgage Monitor Report for March 2022 which looks at mounting affordability pressures resulting from the competing dynamics of ...
Read More »Tapping the Brakes on Mortgage Rate Hikes
The seven-week streak of rates on the rise has come to an end, as mortgage rates scaled back slightly, with a decline in demand expected to soften home price growth.
Read More »Home Prices Rise YoY in February
Up slightly from January’s total of 19.1%, home prices in the month of February continued to accelerate, recording a 19.8% annual gain.
Read More »Mortgage Application Activity Falls to Four-Year Low
As mortgage rates exceed the 5% mark, mortgage application volume continues to slide downward, falling 8.3% over last week’s totals.
Read More »Changes in the loanDepot C-Suite
Company Founder Anthony Hsieh steps back to serve as Executive Chairman, as industry vet Frank Martell assumes the newly created role of President and CEO.
Read More »New Home Sales Dip in March
Following a drop in existing-home sales in March, new home sales fell 8.6% below February rate amid rising rates and inflationary concerns.
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